Today's Features

On April 29 the Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association will hold its 56th annual banquet to honor the top graduates of Los Alamos High School at 5:30 p.m. April 29.
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest undergraduate honors society in the United States and has about 275 members in Los Alamos County (1.5 percent of the county’s population).
The banquet for the honor graduates, Phi Beta Kappa members and their guests, will be at Fuller Lodge and will be catered by Decadent Table.

When local French horn player, John Hargreaves, was asked if his instrument is the hardest instrument to learn to play well, he just smiled, didn’t give a direct answer but said, “French horn players are always asked that question!”
Hargreaves will solo with the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra April 27 at the Crossroads Bible Church. As he described his journey to becoming an accomplished horn player, the answer to that question points to an obvious “yes.”

K-Kids, a Kiwanis-sponsored club at Barranca, shows their seedlings for the Los Alamos Youth Food Project. These seedlings will be planted at the LAMS garden site in May during the LAYFP Planting Festival.

April 22-28
For information, call the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) at 662-8920, the White Rock Senior Center (WRSC) at 662-8200 and “Day Out” (adult day care, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) at 661-0081. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. for daily lunches.

Marine Corps Pvt. Daniel S. Smith, son of Donna S. Brewer-Hulton of Los Alamos and Kevin C. Smith of Goose Creek, S.C., recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.
Smith and fellow recruits began their training at 5 a. m., by running three miles and performing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Smith spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments, which included learning first aid, uniform regulations, combat water survival, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat and assorted weapons training. They performed close order drill and operated as a small infantry unit during field training.

Robert and Diana Little of Los Alamos and Glenn and Kerri White of Greely, Colo. are proud to announce the engagement of their children Brittany Little and Nick White. The couple plan to be married on Aug. 5 in Laporte, Colo.

Rod and Leilani Christensen of Los Alamos and Chi-Hung and Flora Szeto of Charolottesville, Va. are proud to announce the engagement of their children Anna Christensen and Matthew Szeto. The couple plan to be married on June 3 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

UNM-LA Applied Technologies Program hosted FIRST FRC Robotics team 4153 -"Project-Y". This team competed in the Salt Lake City Regionals. Although technically a high school student team, it was headquartered at UNMLA, completely relied on UNM-LA's facilities.

Baha’i Faith
For information, e-mail losalamosla@gmail.com. For general information, call the Baha’i Faith phone at 1-800-228-6483.

Bethlehem Lutheran
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member of the ELCA, 2390 North Road, 662-5151; see a map at bethluth.com. Bruce Kuenzel, pastor. Worship services are at 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., with coffee and doughnuts served between services during our Education Hour. The preaching is biblical, the music is lively, children are welcome and abundant, and a well-staffed nursery is provided. All are welcome. Come Join the Family.